Centrifugal sifter



May l19, 1925.

S. SCHIFF CENTRIFUGAL SIFTER Filed May 12, 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 nwwtoz May 19, 1925. 1,538,356

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ysIcrMUND scrnrr, oF CINCINNATI, omo.

cEN'rnIFUGAL sisma. i

Appueanofniee May 12, 192,0. serial No. 380,893.

, To all whom't mag/concern: y

. and Aeliciently.v

Be 't knownv that' I, SIGMUND "Somier, a petitioner for citizenshipv inv the United States of America, and a resident'of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have inventeda'new andA useful lin-j provement in Centrifugal Sifters, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

An ,object of my invention' is to provide a sifter for such substancesk'as flour, chenii' este., asvniay be developed into powder cals, form, that will performv such work quickly Another object of my inventions to provide a'device that maybe utilized to# scent or treat toilet, 1nedicated,and otherpowders while they are being 'siftedl n Another object isV toV :provide ay device whereby flour forbaking purposes may be mechanically and quickly aerated and sifted. to raise the tem.

rPhis device can be utilized perature ofthe flour tothe desired degree for mixing purposes,"thereby permitting the percentage .of moisture content of the `dougl-i to be raised. This aeratingr and'raising ofv the'teinperature make it unnecessary that largebakering concerns keepvlarge quanti-l ties lof flour in stock inor'der that theonr mayundergo similar naturaliconditioning.

These and other obj ectsV are attained by the` meansl described herein and disclosedin the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. f1. is asectional elevation ofa sifter embodying my invention. V-

'Fig 2 -is a plan view'yon line 2,-2 of Fig. l. Y i Y y' Fig. 3 is aplan of the driving mechanism andthe vention.

line ---of Fig. 3. y l

`Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5.-.5 of Figl. i `Fig. 6 is al1-enlarged plan view of the feeding' slide forming a ldetail of my invention.. *Y Fig. 7 is .an enlarged elevation of 4the dust collector device andcleaner for such device forming details oflniylinvention, f

Fig. *8. is an invertedplan view, of the dust collector device shown iirFigJ.

'centrifugal force and collar a? upon ythe bolts am agitator forming .a'zdetail of my ini VscreenD. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional View lon Fig. 9 is anenlarged sectional view on i" My invention comprises a casing A' within: which is mounted a'rotatable shaft B. series of disks C aremounted on the shaft. The substance to be these disks and bythe combined effect ofk the wind resulting the disks, some of 04, the bunches lof from the revolving of which have fan blades,

adhering Substance Vare broken Vup and thrown against a screen D. l The line parti cles of the substance pass, thr'uthe screen, afterlwhich they settle in the hopper E and rupon the slides a5 and fall therefrom to the vhopper E.` The grit and heavy substances that cannot passthrurthe screen, fall to the bottom of the device and are caught in a tailing box F. A j s The casing A is preferably square in cross section, and liasa base a and top a, secured n to one another by-means of the uprights a2.:

sifted is'disposed:upon'4 I' Extending outwardly from between the base 1 i a land the top a are a series of wings a3, yThese wings a3 ai betweenwhichlare secured a seriesof .inolined slides a5. The lower ends of the comprise vertical supports slides extendtoward the center ofthe casing. Asubstance a,.such as muslin, img pervio'us to the substance to besifted, exi tends from the lower edge of one slide to the4 upper edge of thereby closing thesides of thecasing. At-n tached to the base and 'extending upward.r therefrom is a duct a7 communicating,with i a tailingbox F. The wing nuts as support passing thru` the top4 of the casing. The collar supports the Suspended centrally 'within the casing "and,

, from the'top thereof is a shaft B. Suitable l drivingmechanismis mounted upon the top i a', Vwhereby the shaft B may be rapidly ref f volved. This-mechanism comprises a motor or pulley'l). A shaft Z2 connects with-the y niotor bland vlhasa worm gear bmountedl upon it that engages with pinion 63, securedt upon ithe shaft'B. The shatB is mounted Y` within 'a vsleeve Z1* having a gearl, formed on one endA thereof.- The sleeve is adapted to revolve about the -shaft B. The sleeve?)4 .the slide next below,

is rotatably mounted within the bearing 65 attached to and extending thru the top of the casing. Inside of the casing and attached to the sleeve 64 are the brush arms 67. Extending vertically downward from the brush arms are the brush carriers 65. The brushes 65 are mounted upon the brush carriers and engage the inner surface of screen D, suspended within the casing A. The sleeve 64, attached to the brush arms, is adapted to be rotated by means of the worm gear 611 mounted on shaft 6 and engaging pinion 612 on stud shaft 615. The gear 614 is secured to pinion 612 and engages gear 65 formed on sleeve 64. A worin 615 on the shaft 6 is adapted to engage pinion 7L5 of the feedhopper H. The bearing B is mounted upon the lower end of the shaft B. The lower end 615 of the brush arms extend centerward and are revolubly mounted on bearing B. Brushes 616 are secured upon the under side of ends 615 of the brush arms.

The disks C are mounted at intervals upon the shaft B. The disks have horizontal upper surfaces c. A series of apertures 0 are formed thru the upper disks c2. The three lowest disks c5 have fan blades 04. The disks c5 are of compound construction having a lower disk c5 attached to the bottom of the fan blades.

The screen D is constructed from any suitable material such as silk or metal according to the substance that is to be sifted. The screen is suspended from the top a of the casing by means of 'an adjustable collar a5 adapted to engage the hoop d5 secured to the upper edge of the screen D, and to press the screen firmly against the station* ary ring c7', secured to the under surface ofV P the top a. The base of the screen is secured upon the outer edge of a conical disk d2. The screen is stretched by tightening the wing nuts a5. The disk cl2 is imperforate, except for the hole C at its apex, and is attached to a collar d5 extending inside the duct ai. The lower ends 615 of the brush arms extend centerward, parallel to the inner surface of the baffle or the disk d2. The brushes 615 engage the inner surface of the disk d2.

A rectangular box Gr extends transversely across the center of the bottom a on the inside of the casing. A series of vertically parallel sheets g are suspended transversely from the top of the box. Pivotally suspended from the inner sides of the box and between the parallel sheets are a series of hinged partitions g. Near the bottom of the artitions are formed inclined surfaces or slides g2, extending away from the partitions to which such slide is attached. The lower end of each slide engages the next adjacent partition. The centermost partition g5 has its slide normally engaging the outer surface of duct a7. The lugs g5 on the under side of the partitions extend downward beyond a series of pins 7015 on the horizontal bar 7c of the rocking device K. The partition g4, farthest removed from the duct a7 has one end of a spring g5 attached to its lug g5, the other end of the spring being secured to the duct e5, whereby the inclined slides g2 are held in contact with the duct a5 and the adjacent partitions. Two of the pins 7615 normally engage the two lugs g5 on partitions g5, and the other pinsl are successively spaced at increasing intervals from the successive partitions in the order of their removal from partitions g5. These pins are spaced from the partitions toward the duct a7, whereby, when the bar 7c is reciprocated by the rocking device K, the partitions on opposite sides of the duct a? are alternately moved away from the partition adjacent thereto so that all the slides g2 adjacent to such slides g4 can discharge any substance precipitated upon such slides. The spring g5 returns the partitions and slides to their normal positions when the bar 7o is released.

The bar 7c is part of the rocking device K comprising the bar 7c, the vpawls 7c and 7a2 pivotally mounted upon the bar, a spring 70 adapted to hold the pawls in their normal positions, and the meshing gear segments 7:5 and 7015, and ratchet block 704. The pawls 7e and 7a2 are attached to the bar by pivots 7c5. rlhe pins 7a4 are attached to the blocks and serve to prevent either pawl being pulled upward from their normal positions, but will not interfere with the pawls being moved downward. The spring 705 holds the pawls in their normal positions with the ins 767 engaging the bar 7c. The ratchet 704 and the gear segment 7515 are mounted upon shaft 7615, the ratchet 704 having the teeth h5 and 725 formed thereon. The teeth 70S and 7c5 are adapted to engage the pawls 7c and 7a2 respectively. The crank 7615, similar to but longer than crank 7L" is attached to the segment 765. The rotary movement of the shaft 7t5 is converted into an oscillatary movement of the segments h5 and 7015 by means of the rod 615 extending from the crank 7L? to crank 7G15.

The feedhopper H is mounted upon the upper side of the top ct, and comprises a chamber 7L within which an agitator 7L is adapted to be revolved. |The agitator 7L is mounted on shaft 7a2, extending thru the wall of the casing. A pinion h5 on shaft 7a2 engages the worm 615 upon the shaft 6. The other end of the shaft h5 extends thru and beyond the other wall of the chamber h and has a worm 71,4, engaging the pinion h5 upon the shaft 71.5. The crank k7 is secured upon shaft h5. The chamber 7L communicates with the inside of the screen D by means of a chute h5. A slide 7L engages the base of chamber 71., and has a series of perforations h1", that may bexmoved to,

register with perforation hn' formed inthe bottom of the chamber h, whereby the kfeed of the substance within the chamber h to the interior of the vscreen-12D is controlled. A shank k12 formed on slide L" extends thru the wall of the chamber vh and is screw threaded. A screw device h1 is adapted to move theslideso that the perforations hm register with the p'erforations /tll yin the bottom chamber it. At the end of the chute its leading to the interior of the screen D is a tiltin plate it that. is engaged by the revolving tilting plate and the' disks C. The amount,`

fed can be controlled by means ofthe perforated slide hi.

disks C, that the upper five disks receive material direct from theplateh14 as the material slides off and fallsV down from the tilting plate. Each disk except the first one will receive any additional amount from the disk right' above it, which falls thru the holes o, and over th-e edges of such upper disk. Fine particles have a tendency of bunching or cohering` and these bunches, constitutingtlie heavier masses, will fall from disk to disk becausethey are thrown off the disk upon which they fall, by the centrifugal force exerted upon them, and as they repeatedly fall upon the disks, the bunches are broken up. The wind created by the fans, cooperates with ythe yaction of the disks in this breaking up of the bunches. The fine particles of substance are carried by the centrifugal force exerted upon them and by the wind, fromv the disks to the screen D. It takes only an instant for a quantity of material fed into the machineV atthat instant, to be` distributed all over' the surfaceof the screen D. `The wind will Y blow some of the particles thru the mesh of the screen, other particles which hit the screen are arrested in their forward movement, with'the result that they will bunch and block the openings of the Vscreen and the following particles will be unable to pass thru the screen. The wind current is arrested and turned into pressure holding these particles on the screen, preventing them from falling intoy the tailing box. To

break up this cloggedV condition, the brush arms t7 are revolved interiorly to the screen.y

rush arms 57 thereby keeping they #tilting platein constant vibration and as- The edge 7L ofthe' tilt-r ing plate is Vso placed overy the revolving Z5 and the tailings fall into the tailingboxv y F. As the brush arms 57 revolve they en# gage the tilting plate It suspended below the feed opening,.keeping the tiltingzplate under-vibration, thereby causing the substance to fall in even quantities upon the upper disks. Y

The -sifted substance having passed thru the screen is no longer subjected to the violent` air current that blew it thru the screen, because the muslin closures LG and the'slides a5 around the screen constitute an expansion collector. The air entering this expansionk collector thru the screen,.escapes thru the-muslin partitions a6 thereby reducing the air pressure within the kexpansion collector practicallyto the atmospheric, and therefor the particles carried by they air will settle in the hopper E and upon the inclined slidesl a5. VIt should be noted that Vthe large chamber referred to as an expansion chamber or' collector and 'containing the screen Vis in direct communication with the atmosphere thru the "muslin vor airperviousV partitions. In other words, the expansion collector is the atmosphere itself,

while the muslin partitions and slides'ofk 'i the expansion collector serve merely to conine the dust that is precipitated as aresult interiorly of the screen. An expansion collector is therefore to be understood as being a device wherein atmospheric pressure con- V.of the relieving of the pressure outside of theV srceen to which the dust is subjectedY dition prevails `as distinguished from an enclosed channel or duct or the like thru which an air current must pass andthrul which dust in suspension would pass. From time totime the substance upon the inclined slides Ywill slip olf such surfaces and fall into the hopper E. The fans vdraw the fresh air supplythru the opening f in the tailing box cover and kthru aperture d5 and will therebyl draw the rest of the dust laden air from, around the screen, thru the` dust collector G, cooperatingwith the airy pervious musliny partitions in reducing the air pressure within the expansion collector to the atmospheric.' Y

The air current passing thru the dust col-V lector Gibecause of the action of the fans,

will carry a little of the sifted substance;

therefore I have provided the precipitating means comprisingxthe parallel sheets and partitions in the dust kcollector G. Asthe air moves thru'the circuitous passage between the vertical sheets g and partitions g',

this substance will settle-upon the inclined`r surfaces g2, so that by the time `this air reaches the discharge opening C75, practically no substance will be carried by the air. Even though some substancewere carried,by the air, the substance would be carried up inside the screen and would again be blown thru the screen. rIhis assures a maximum of eiciency and a minimum of tailings. From time to time the bar 7e is reciprocated by the device K, whereupon the partitions on opposite sides of duct a7 are alternately drawn backward by means of the pins 761, thereby permitting the substance upon the inclined slides g2 to fall into the hopper. As soon as the rod 7c has been moved to its limit in one direction it is released by the mechanism K and the springs g3 then return the partitions to their normal positions and close the bottom of the dust collector.

The mechanism K is operated by means of a rod 7t15. As previously explained, the rotary motion of shaft h6 is converted into an oscillatory motion of the segment 75. The gear teeth formed on segment 765 impart the oscillatory motion to segment 71:15 and ratchet 7a4. The pawls 7s and 702 are adapted to resist any upward pull or force exerted upon them but will yieldingly resist any downward force exerted upon them, whereby the teeth 76S and 7c12 on ratchet 701' will engage the pawl 7e when the ratchet is moved in a clockwise direction and teeth 71:9 and 7011 will engage the paul 701 when the ratchet is moved in a counter clockwise direction thereby alternately moving the rod 7c forward and backward and jolting the rod as the teeth 7311 and 7612 slip off the pawls 7c and 7b2. IVhen the ratchet 7ct has moved far enough in either direction the pawl disengages from the teeth 7,38 or 760, and bar 7c is released. Spring g3 then moves the partitions g to their normal positions; the pins 7010 moving bar 7c to its normal position.

If the substance being sifted is to be scented, medicatedA` aerated, or its temperature raised, the heated air or the air carrying` the scenting or medicatingmaterial is injected into the tailing box thru the aperture f and is drawn thru the duct t? and discharge opening into the cylindrical screen where it comes in contact with the siftable substance, thereby aerating, scenting or medicating` the substance.

What I claim is:

l. In a sifting device the combination'of a casing, a cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, the screen having a discharge opening in its bottom, means to move a siftable substance thru the screen, a series of inclined slides mounted upon the casing adjacent to the screen and having their inclined upper surfaces exposed to the screen and covers adapted in combination withvthe slides and casing to enclose the screen.

2. In a sifting` device the combination of a casing having a feed port in its top, a cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, a series of perforated disks mounted horizontally within the casing, the disks varying` in diameter, each disk being larger than the one next above and through the perforations of which a. siftable substance may be distributed upon the lower disks, and means to revolve the disks.

3. In a sifting device the combination of an air pervious casing impervious to the substance to be sifted in lieu thereof, a vertical screen within the casing, and spaced therefrom, the casing havingI a feed opening in its top registering with the interior of the screen, a feed hopper communicating with the feed opening, and means adapted to move a siftable substance through the screen.

4. In a sifting` device the combination of a casing, a cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, a feed hopper, a feed chute extending from the feed hopper to the interior of the screen, a vertical revoluble shaft interiorly to the screen and horizontal perforated disks mounted on the shaft, each successive disk extending beyond the disk neXt above, the feed chute extending over the outer edges of the disks for simultaneously distributing a siftable substance over the outer edges of the disks.

5. In a sifting device the combination of a casing, a cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, the casing' having 100 a feed opening in its top registering with the interior of the screen, a feed hopper having a perforated bottom, a slide engaging the bottom of the hopper, and a feed chute extending from the bottom of the hopper to the feed opening, means within the screen adapted to throw a siftable substance through the screen, and a vibrating plate below the feed chute adapted to direct a siftable substance fiom the feed opening to the substance throwing means.

G. In a sift-ing' device the combination of a casing, a cylindrical screen within the casing, the screen having a discharge opening in its bottom, a series of fans within the screen, adapted to move a siftable substance thru the screen, a series of vertically parallel sheets suspended below the screen,

a series of vertical partitions, projecting upward between the sheets and forming a circuitous passage from the chamber between the casing and the screen, to the discharge opening in the screen.

7. In a sifting device the combination of a series of vertically suspended parallel sheets, vertical partitions projecting upward between the parallel sheets and forming a circuitous passage between the partitions and sheets, inclined slides formed on the l partitions. and means to open the circuitous casing and spaced therefrom, a revoluble` shaft interiorly to the screen, a'series of horizontal disks mounted upon the shaft, and fan blades uponthe disks, the disks and fans cooperatively driving a Vsiftable substance 'through thescreen.

9. In a sifting devicethe combination with a casing of a cylindrical screen suspended vertically from the casing, a revoluble shaft interiorly to the screen, perforated disks mounted horizontally upon the vshaft through the perforationsof which the siftable substance may be distributed upon Ythe lower disks, other disks mounted horizontally upon the shaft4 subjacent to the perforated disks and fan blades mounted upon the second mentioned disks.

l0. In a sifting device the *combination with a sifting screen, of anexpansion colscreen, and having one of its ends communieating with the space between thescreen and the expansion collector and having its other end communicating with the-interior of the screen, and means to automatically clean the dust collector; Y

, V11. In a sifting devioethe combination of a screen, meansiadapted to throw a siftable substance thru the screen, superimposed inclined slides sloping downwardly toward the screen, and coverings, impervious to the sifted substance, closing the space between the screen and theupperl edge of theupper most slide and the spaces between the lower edge of any slide and the upper edge ofthe slide next below. l2. In a sifting ydevice the combination of a seinem-means adapted to throw a siftable substance thru the screen, a series of inclined slides in vertical alignment and sloping downwardly toward the screen, a. coverin impervious to the siftablesubstance, extenH ing from the screen tov theupper edge of the uppermost slide, similar coverin extending from the lower edge vof each sli e to the upper edge of the slide next below and a hopper disposed below4 the bottom slide com? municatino' 'with the space between the screen and the slides. I Y Y 13. In a sifting device the combination with a screen of an expansion collector sur# rounding thefscreen and 'comprising a series of horizontal covers adapted to permit the passage ofair but impervious toa siftalble substance, said covers having their under surfaces exposed to the sifted substance, and'V means to support the covers adjacent to the screen". Y

14. In a sifting device the combination with a casing of a cylindrical screen suspended within the casing, an expansion'collector around the screen, said expansion` chamber comprising air-pervious walls for attaining an` atmospheric pressure condition about said screen, a hopper below the'expansion collector into whichthe expansion collector discharges and a dust collector between the screen and the hopper communicating with the expansioncollector and adaptedto discharge into the-hopper.

l5. In a sifting device' the combination with a casing of a cylindrical screen within the casing and having a dischargeopening in its bottom, an.` expansion collector around the screen, said expansion chamber comprising air-pervious walls'for attaining an at-y mospheric pressure condition about said screen', a hopper; below the expansion collector, a dust collector between the screen and the hopper, and a tailing box registering with the central discharge opening.

16. In a sifting device the combination of a casing, a verticalrevolubleshaft extending into the casing, a cylindrical screen having a discharge opening in its bottom disposed vertically within theV casing and spaced therefrom and extending about the shaft, the shaft and the screenbeing substantially concentric, the casing having a feed opening in its top registering with the interiorY of the screen, and la series of horizontal disks spacedly mounted on the shaft intermediate the feed opening and the discharge opening, each disk extending radially outward be ond the disk next above, the disks being a apted to throw a siftable substance through the screen, and fan blades upon the disks adapted to force the siftable substance through f the screen. c

"17. In a sifting device the combination of a casing, ay cylindrical screen within the casinjg and spaced therefrom, the casing having a eed opening in its top registering with the interior of the screen, the screen havin-g a discharge opening in its bottom, means interiorly to the screen adapted to move a sift-able substance through the screen, and means moving between the siftable substance movingV means and the screen and removing from the screen any substance adhering thereto. Y c

18. In a. siftingdevice the combination .of a casing, a vertical screen within ythe kcasing and spaced therefrom and having a feed opening in its top, `the casing having a feed hopper communicating with the feed open-y ing, meansadapted to move Va siftable vsub-V stancethrough the screen, a plate mounted adjacent the feed opening adapted Vto ref ceive a siftable substance from the feed opening and to distribute thesubstance over the throwing means, and means to vibrate the` late. f f p 19.V In a sifting device the combination of a casing, ak cylindrical screen withinthe casing and spaced therefrom, 'a revoluble shaft disposed interiorly of the screen, a series of horizontal disks mounted upon the shaft adapted to move a siftable substance through i the screen, fan blades mounted upon the disks adapted 'to create an air draft co operating with the disks in driving the siftable substance through the screen, and brushes revolubly mounted upon the shaft and adapted to be` moved over the entire interior surface of the screen.

20. In a sifting device, the combination of a series of overlapping partitions extending in substantial parallelism for forming a circuitons passage, and means for automatically cleaning the circuitons passage.

21. In a sifting device the combination of a casing, a vertical cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, a revoluble vertical shaft within the screen, horizontal discs mounted upon the shaft, the discs varying in diameter and each succeeding disc being larger thanv the one next above, and means for brushing the entire inner surface of the cylindrical screen.

22. In a sifting device the combination of a casing, a vertical cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, a revoluble vertical shaft within the screen, horizontal discs mounted upon the shaft, the discs varying in diameter and each succeeding disc being larger thanthe one next above, fan blades associated with the vertical shaft for creating a pressure condition within the cylindrical screen, and means for brushing the entire inner surface of the cylindrical screen.

28. In a sifting device the combination of a easing, a cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, a perforate baffle at the base of the screen, means for moving a siftable substance through the screen, means for admitting a siftable substance into the screen at the top thereof and for directing the siftable substance to the first mentioned means, and means passing between the moving means and the screen for cofoperation with the moving means in passing the siftable substance through the screen and for removing from the entire inner surface of the screen any substance incapable of passing through the screen.

24. In a siftingV device the combination of a casing having a feed port in its top, a

' cylindrical screen suspended within the casing and spaced therefrom, a series of horizontally disposed perforated discs mounted for rotation about a vertical axis and within the casing, the perforations in the discs providing` vertical openings in the discs and each' succeeding disc extending beyond the disc next above whereby upon the discharge of a siftable substancel upon the uppermost disc some of the siftable substance may pass l downwardly beyond the uppermost disc to the succeeding lower disc whereby to simultaneously distribute the siftable substance over the plurality of discs, and means for revolving the discs, the discs being disposed below 'he feed port in the top of the casing.

25. In a sifting device the combination of a sifting screen having a chamber therein, an expansion collector surrounding the screen and spaced therefrom, a dust collector communicating with the interior of the screen and the expansion collector, and through which dust collector air may move from the expansion collector to the interior of the screen, and means for automatically cleaning the dust collector.

26. In a sifting device the combination of a casing, a vertical revoluble shaft extending into the casing, a cylindrical screen having a discharge opening in its bottom disposed vertically within the casing and spaced therefrom and extending about the shaft, the shaft and the screen being substantially concentric, the casing having a feed opening in its top registering with the interior of the screen, and a series of horizontal discs spacedly mounted on the shaft intermediate the feed opening and the discharge opening, each succeeding disc extending radially outward beyond the disc next above, the discs being adapted to throw a siftable substance through the screen, and revoluble fan blades within the casing for forcing the siftable substance through the screen.

27. In a sifting device the combination of an air pervious casing exposed to the atmosphere, the casing being impervious to the substance to be sifted whereby to provide an expansion chamber within which chamber there is attained a substantially atmospheric pressure condition, a screen within the chamber, spaced from the walls thereof and exposed on one side to the substantially atmospheric pressure condition, the casing having a feed opening in its top registering with the opposite side of the screen, the screen having a discharge opening in its bottom, and means comprising revolving disks and fan bla-des interiorly to the screen adapted to move a siftable substance through the screen and to set up within the screen a pressure condition in excess of the said atmospheric pressure conditioin 28. In `a sifting device the combination with a casing` of a cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, a. revoluble shaft interiorly of the screen, a series of horizontal spaced disks, succeeding descending disks increasing in diameter, mounted upon the shaft, and revoluble fan blades within the casing, the disks and fan blades (fo-operatively driving a siftable substance through the screen.

29. In a sifting` device the combination of a casing, a cylindrical screen within the casing and spaced therefrom, a revoluble shaft disposed interiorly of the screen, a series of spaced horizontal disks, succeeding descending disks increasing in diameter, mounted' upon the shaft aduptedto move a siftable substance through the screen, revoluble fan blades disposed nteriorly of the screen for creating a draft co-opera-ting with the disks in driving the siftable substance through the screen, and revoluble brushes Within the screen for movement over'the entire inner 10 surface of the screen.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day of May, 1920. SIGMUN D SCHIFF.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certilied that in Letters Patent NO, 1,538,356, granted h/Iay 19, 1925, upon the application of Sigmund Schiff, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for an improvement in Centrifugal Sitters, an error appears in the printed speciication requiring correction as follows: Page 1, line 78, claim 3, strike out the Words in lieu thereof and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case n the Patent Olice.

Signed and sealed this 30th day of June, A. D. 1925.

[SEAL] KARL FENN IN G,

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